"Cases of landowners must not be treated at par with other cases. Delay irrespective of number of years ought to be condoned." Punjab and Haryana High
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"Audi alteram partem is ingrained and inhered into the legal system and even a person cannot be penalised and/or condemned without giving an opportunity of hearing."
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"Therefore, the plaintiff having stated himself to be sub-tenant before the revenue authorities, he could not have raised the plea of adverse possession..." Madhya Pradesh
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"Appreciation of ocular evidence admits of no fixed formula. The testimony of a witness has to be considered as a whole to determine whether it
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"Irretrievable breakdown of marriage itself spells cruelty to both the parties, as in such a relationship, each party is treating the other with cruelty." Calcutta
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"Mere nomination as an accused, without reliable evidence establishing their membership of the unlawful assembly and their sharing of its common object, cannot, by itself,
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"The fact that the aforesaid material has emanated from a criminal investigation does not, by itself, render it irrelevant to the civil proceedings." Punjab and
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"Even for the sake of arguments, if agreement dated 01.02.1995 is read into evidence, it is not in favour of the appellants or any of
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"It is quite essential that the father of the minor child should have access to the child, as interacting with the father would benefit
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"Committing a mistake is not a sin, but repeating the same will be a sin. There should not be any hatred towards a sinner, but hatred
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"This satisfaction is required to be recorded by a Court initiating proceedings under Section 82 Cr.P.C on account of the grave civil and criminal ramifications
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"This Court, exercising its power under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, normally would not interfere with the investigation conducted by a police officer. Nevertheless,
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"In the event a declared foreign national cannot be expelled from the Country due to any reason whatsoever... detaining of such declared foreign national in
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"The availability of a civil remedy for specific performance, declaration, injunction or recovery of money does not confer immunity from criminal law where the allegations disclose
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"The procedural framework of our criminal jurisprudence is neither a game of technicalities nor a ritualistic contest where the relentless pursuit of truth can be
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"Once a Special Law is enacted or is in existence, the provisions of the general law that anybody can set criminal law in motion cannot be
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"When the Legislature, while putting in place the 2017 Rules, intended to employ the language ‘shall’ in sub-rule (1) and also in sub-rule (2) leading to
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"In view of the same, mere non-certification of the said Ex.P7 CD, as per the Section 65(B) of the Evidence Act will not give raise any doubt
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"The auction purchaser acquires the property subject to the result of the pending litigation. If the plaintiff ultimately establishes his entitlement to specific performance, the
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"This factum brings the prosecution case under the cloud of suspicion giving rise to the doubt that under some sort of pressure of public outcry,
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"Practical exposure and judicial training may be acquired through a combination of professional and institutional experience." Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling delivered on
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"An advocate’s duty is not conditional upon the client's continued good behaviour towards the advocate. An advocate cannot use information received in confidence against his
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"Appellant has demonstrated how a vigilant and bona fide citizen can, through sustained and responsible engagement with public authorities and constitutional courts, draw attention to
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"Therefore, if a person sets the criminal justice delivery system in motion, he cannot be held liable for abetment to commit suicide, if the person
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling delivered on August 11, 2026, held that commercial property purchasers who have already elected to approach the Real Estate
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"A judicial service which demands adequate maturity and practical exposure must also remain sufficiently attractive to the most capable young lawyers." Supreme Court of India,
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"There is a scramble for possession, and divergent views were canvassed by both the sides. We have also heard the learned Senior Counsel on the
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"That the appellant-wife earns is not, by itself, a reason to halve the father’s liability. The obligation to maintain the children is shared by both
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"The order of the Naib Tehsildar may regulate the revenue record, but it cannot, merely by recording one person's name in place of another, operate
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"The verification could be only of the genuineness of the documents or to find out any patent demonstrative deficiency in the eligibility of the Appellant...
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"The evidence of a child is required to be evaluated carefully because he is an easy prey to tutoring. Therefore, always the court looks for
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"The Act of 1986 does not create a crime/offence and it merely defines the status of a person indulging in a crime, specified in the
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"If the alleged offence takes place within the four corners of the wall where members of the public are not present, then it cannot be
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"Having accepted the terms and conditions for regularisation of services on the post of Professor and the grievance in this regard having been raised post-retirement
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"The language of the statute, more particularly Sections 27 and 28 of the Act when read together... indicates that the police are not meant to be the
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"An enjoyment survey captures nothing more than the fact of physical occupation on the land at the time it is conducted. It does not purport to
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"A representative suit under Order I Rule 8 presupposes a community of interest among the persons represented... It would be wholly inappropriate to a proceeding where
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"The statutory presumption under Section 20 of the Act of 1988 would come into play only after the initial demand is proved by the prosecution
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"What is contemplated by Section 19(1)(c) of the Act of 1988 is the grant of sanction by an authority competent to remove the concerned public
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"Spot where a lighter vehicle is found lying on a site map post-accident cannot be assumed to be the spot where the collision occurred, nor
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"Cases of landowners must not be treated at par with other cases. Delay irrespective of number of years ought to be condoned." Punjab and Haryana High
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"Audi alteram partem is ingrained and inhered into the legal system and even a person cannot be penalised and/or condemned without giving an opportunity of hearing."
read more
"Therefore, the plaintiff having stated himself to be sub-tenant before the revenue authorities, he could not have raised the plea of adverse possession..." Madhya Pradesh
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"Appreciation of ocular evidence admits of no fixed formula. The testimony of a witness has to be considered as a whole to determine whether it
read more
"Irretrievable breakdown of marriage itself spells cruelty to both the parties, as in such a relationship, each party is treating the other with cruelty." Calcutta
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"Mere nomination as an accused, without reliable evidence establishing their membership of the unlawful assembly and their sharing of its common object, cannot, by itself,
read more
"The fact that the aforesaid material has emanated from a criminal investigation does not, by itself, render it irrelevant to the civil proceedings." Punjab and
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"Even for the sake of arguments, if agreement dated 01.02.1995 is read into evidence, it is not in favour of the appellants or any of
read more
"It is quite essential that the father of the minor child should have access to the child, as interacting with the father would benefit
read more
"Committing a mistake is not a sin, but repeating the same will be a sin. There should not be any hatred towards a sinner, but hatred
read more
"This satisfaction is required to be recorded by a Court initiating proceedings under Section 82 Cr.P.C on account of the grave civil and criminal ramifications
read more
"This Court, exercising its power under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, normally would not interfere with the investigation conducted by a police officer. Nevertheless,
read more
"In the event a declared foreign national cannot be expelled from the Country due to any reason whatsoever... detaining of such declared foreign national in
read more
"The availability of a civil remedy for specific performance, declaration, injunction or recovery of money does not confer immunity from criminal law where the allegations disclose
read more
"The procedural framework of our criminal jurisprudence is neither a game of technicalities nor a ritualistic contest where the relentless pursuit of truth can be
read more
"Once a Special Law is enacted or is in existence, the provisions of the general law that anybody can set criminal law in motion cannot be
read more
"When the Legislature, while putting in place the 2017 Rules, intended to employ the language ‘shall’ in sub-rule (1) and also in sub-rule (2) leading to
read more
"In view of the same, mere non-certification of the said Ex.P7 CD, as per the Section 65(B) of the Evidence Act will not give raise any doubt
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"The auction purchaser acquires the property subject to the result of the pending litigation. If the plaintiff ultimately establishes his entitlement to specific performance, the
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"This factum brings the prosecution case under the cloud of suspicion giving rise to the doubt that under some sort of pressure of public outcry,
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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